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1 ruglaîur, ráîvilltur
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2 VILLR
a.1) wild, false (hverfa af villum götum);2) bewildered, erring, astray; fara v., fara villt, to go astray (hann fór v. um stórar merkr ok úkunnar);3) perplexed, uncertain (þeir urðu villir á hvára hönd þeim sjór skyldi liggja); with gen., fara v. vegar, to go astray.* * *adj. [Ulf. wilþeis = ἄγριος; A. S., Engl., and Germ. wild; O. H. G. wildi; Dan.-Swed. vild]:— wild; hverfa af villum götum, from wild (false) paths, Sks. 4.2. bewildered, erring, astray; þeir urðu villir á hvára hönd þeim sjór skyldi liggja, Landn. 215 (Hb.); þá ferr þú eigi villr, 625. 75; bera e-t villt upp, to report it wrong, Trist.; dag-villr, N. G. L. i. 400; villr á mörkum, Fms. iii. 56.3. with gen., þá varð ek villr vega, Hm. 46; villr ertú vegarins, Fas. iii. (in a verse); en þeir villir fari sinna heimhama, Hm. 156; fara daga villt, to confuse the days, to take e. g. Thursday for Friday; also verða daga-viltr; so also átta viltr, confused as to the ‘airts’ or quarters of heaven, e. g. whether south or east.4. neut., fara villt, to go astray, Fb. i. 131. -
3 fáráðr
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4 úefni
n. perplexed, precarious state of affairs.
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Perplexed — Per*plexed , a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. {Per*plex ed*ly}, adv. {Per*plex ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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perplexed — [pər plekst′] adj. 1. full of doubt or uncertainty; puzzled 2. hard to understand; confusing perplexedly [pərplek′sid lē] adv … English World dictionary
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perplexed — perplexedly /peuhr plek sid lee/, adv. perplexedness, n. /peuhr plekst /, adj. 1. bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind. 2. complicated; involved; entangled. [1350 1400; ME perplex confused ( < L perplexus; see PER , COMPLEX) + ED2] * *… … Universalium
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